adityas stand for the senses. The meaning then becomes,--'How can
one that is merely a man comprehend Sambhu whom the senses cannot
comprehend, for Sambhu dwells in the firmament of the heart and cannot be
seen but by the internal vision that Yoga supplies.' Some texts read
'nidhanamadim meaning end and beginning.'

36. It is said that for obtaining a worthy son, Krishna underwent the
austerest of penances on the breast of Himavat, with a view to gratifying
the god Mahadeva. The son obtained as a boon from Mahadeva was Samva, as
would appear from this and the succeeding verses. Elsewhere, however, it
is stated that the son so obtained was Pradyumna begotten upon Rukmini.
The inconsistency would disappear if we suppose that Krishna adored
Mahadeva twice for obtaining sons.

37. Dhava is Anogeissus latifolia. Wall is Conocarpus latifolia Roxb.
Kakubha is otherwise called Arjuna which is identified with Terminalia
Arjuna, syn. Pentaptera Arjuna. Kadamva is Nauclea cadamba, Roxb.
Kuruveka is Barleria cristata, Linn. Ketaka is Pandanus odoratissimus,
Linn. Jamvu is Eugenia Jambolana. Patala is Stereospermum suaveolens syn.
Bignonia suaveolens, Roxb. Varunaka is Crataea, religiosa, syn. Capparis
trifoliata, Roxb. Vatasanabha is Aconitum ferox, Wall. Vilwa is Aegle
Marmelos. Sarala is Pinus longifolia, Roxb. Kapittha is Feronia
Elephantum. Piyala is Buchanania latifolia. Sala is Shorea robusta.
Vadari is Zisyphus jujuba. Kunda is Balanites Roxburghii, Punnaga is
Callophyllum inophyllum. Asoka is Saraca. Indica, Linn, syn Jonesia
Asoka, Roxb. Amra is Mangifera Indica. Kovidara is Bauhinia, accuminata
Linn. Champaka is Michelia Champaka, Linn. Panasa is Artocarpus
integrifolia, Linn.

38. Ganga is represented as the daughter of Rishi Jahnu, and hence is she
known by the name of Jahnavi. What is meant by Jahnavi having been always
represent there is that the goddess always stayed there in spirit,
desirous of conferring merit upon those that would reverence her.

39. i.e., never searching for food but taking what they saw, and never
using their hands also.

40. Graha is literally a planet; here, Mandara who is likened to an evil
planet in consequence of the mischief he did unto all.

41. Yoga in verse 84 is explained by the commentator as meaning the power
of creation. Chandra-Surya-parjanya-prithivyadi-sristi-samarthyam.
Similarly, by Saswatam Valam is meant that power which arises from
Brahmavidya.

42. Surabhi is the c